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– Margaret Cho (via starbellygirl)If you are a woman, if you’re a person of colour, if you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, if you are a person of size, if you are a person of intelligence, if you are a person of integrity, then you are considered a minority in this world….
When you don’t have self-esteem you will hesitate before you do anything in your life … You will hesitate to defend yourself when you are discriminated against because of your race, your sexuality, your size, your gender. You will hesitate to vote, you will hesitate to dream.
For us to have self-esteem is truly an act of revolution and our revolution is long overdue.
(via meghantonjes)
Source: queerliness
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Don’t be so damn hard on yourself. Yeah, you screwed up. You’re not perfect, fine. Learn from it. But don’t punish yourself. Be kind to you, even when you screw up. You’ll bounce back eventually. You’ll make up for it.
– Stephanie Klein (via hismuse)(via hismuse)
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BODY PEACE: The Awakening (Author Unknown) →
A time comes in your life when you finally get…when, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out…ENOUGH1 Enough fighting and crying and blaming and struggling to hold on. Then, like a child quieting down after a…
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Sometimes we deny how we are feeling to others.
Other times, we deny our true feelings to ourselves.
But by keeping silent, we are invalidating what we feel.
Emotional energy builds up, and when we don’t let it out, it can become destructive.
When we deny our feelings, the emotion becomes a block.
It blocks our connection to others.
And it blocks the connection to ourselves.
There are times when we feel that our thoughts and feelings are insignificant or a waste of time.
Put an end to minimizing how you feel.
If you feel it, and it affects you, it is both important and real—always.
We may fear speaking our truth because we don’t want to upset people or create waves.
But in an attempt to not hurt others, we end up hurting ourselves.
It’s not our responsibility to manage the feelings of others.
It is our responsibility however, to make sure our own feelings are heard.
When you are connected to yourself, you are connected to the world around you.
Honor your feelings.
Never stay silent.
Speak your truth.
Source: internal-acceptance-movement
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To find love, you first have to find it within yourself.
The world around you is like a mirror, reflecting back to you what you put in.
The universe responds lovingly to you when you love yourself.
Know that your hesitancy to love yourself did not appear out of nowhere.
Whether it was mirrored to you by society, your parents, or a partner, it is a thought process you have learned.
And just as you were taught, you can be untaught.
You can relearn love.
You can relearn self-acceptance.
Know that you are not alone in the way you feel.
Know that you are intricately connected to everyone and everything.
Be open to love.
And be open to the gifts it can bring you.
Embrace your connection to the universe.
Embrace life.
Celebrate who you are.
Source: internal-acceptance-movement
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Honor the needs of your body.
It isn’t the enemy.
It’s your ally.
Your body knows what it needs.
Listen to it’s whisper.
By taking time to honor the shifts and needs of your body, it will be there for you in a way that it has never been before.
By honoring the needs of your body, you are able to respect the needs of your soul.
Give it rest.
Nourish it.
Treat your body with patience and kindness.
Treat it with love.
Source: internal-acceptance-movement
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The people in our life and the challenges we face always have something to teach us.
Sometimes, we resist these lessons.
And often times, what we most resist is what we most need to learn.
There is always a barrier we need to cross in order to move forward.
More often than not, the barrier lies within us.
In order to break through, we need to let go of old feelings and beliefs.
Sometimes, the thing we least want to do, the place we’re most resistance about visiting, the action we fear most, is exactly what we need to be doing.
Let go of what you think is right.
And start practicing what you know to be right.
Listen to the whisper of your inner-self.
Listen to your heart.
Know that the point of greatest resistance, is often the place of greatest learning.
Know that freedom starts with letting go.
Know that it starts with you.
Source: internal-acceptance-movement
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“Did your mom ever tell you,
‘If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything?’
Well, she was right.
And talking nicely also applies when you’re talking to yourself.
Even inside your head.”
Victoria Moran
Source: internal-acceptance-movement
